Armand Duplantis triumphed in the pole vault at the first Diamond League competition of the season, which was held in Shanghai and Qingdao, China. The second round will be held in Xiamen, China. Seeking his sixth consecutive Diamond League title this year, Duplantis claimed the pole vault event with a jump of 6.12 meters, setting a new meet record. Although he did not break the world record of 6.32 meters, he expressed satisfaction with his performance. "A jump of 6.12 meters is excellent. I'm glad I set a meet record, which was my primary goal," he said.

The 300-meter hurdles for men were fiercely contested, with Brazilian Alison dos Santos winning in 33.01 seconds, narrowly beating Norwegian Karsten Warholm. Another Brazilian, Mateus Lima, secured third place with a time of 33.75 seconds.

In the women's 200-meter sprint, Jamaican sprinter Shericka Jackson won with a time of 22.07 seconds, narrowly defeating Shone Miller-Uibo from the Bahamas, who finished with a time of 22.26 seconds. American Anavia Battle secured third place with a time of 22.40 seconds.

Earlier in the day, Mattia Funari set a new Italian record in the long jump with a jump of 8.43 meters. He finished ahead of Bulgarian Bozidar Sarabyakov (8.07 meters) and Uzbekistan's Anvar Anvarov (8.01 meters).